Motor vehicle



J. F; SULLIVAN Feb. 9', 1926.

MOTOR y VEHICLE 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 13 www.

ATTORNEY Febl 9 1926.

- J. F. SULLIVAN MOTOR VEHICLE' 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 13, 1925|NVENTOR ggf umw ATTORNEY f Patented Feb. 9, 1926.

JOSEPH F. SULLIVAN, onyoiixn. Y.

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application :ned 'time 13, iaasjserial in.l 36,864.

To Halli/toffe' '15 may concern.'

Be it known that I, JosErH F, SULLIVAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates,fresiding'at New York city, in the county and State of New York,have invented a new kand useful Improvement `in a Motor Vehicle,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates `to toy motor vehicles and particularly to adevice of that nature of suiiicient size, strength and power to carry achild old enough to manage a mechanically operated construction. It isshown herein applied to a three wheeled vehicle of a well known populartype, but it can also be used equally well on the usual form ofVtricycles or small toy automobiles.

In general, the device comprises the usual running gear and steeringgear of a toy vehicle with a frame altered to provide anl elevated seatfor the reception of a spring motor adapted to be energized by footpedals, and controlled by an automatic governor and a hand operatedbrake.

As is obvious, the energizing of the motor, the brake control, and thesteering of the vehicle are all very simple in nature and entirelywithin the capability range of anything but very young children for whompower vehicles are not practical.

My device is simple in nature, economical in construction and designedso that all the mechanism can be encased in a housing to keep out dirt,and prevent injury to the working parts.

Other advantages and details appear in the accompanyingl drawings inwhich Fig. 1 is a side elevation with parts broken on the main motorshaft lwhich is mounted inthe side support frames 17-17.

The numeral 1G indicates a band spring secured to the gear 14, and 18 isa holding ratchet with spring pressed locking pawls 19, the spring`winding ratchet being numbered.20.2andthe pawl therefor being indicated`by the numeral f 21.

, f'l`he` winding ratchet 2.0 4is operated by thef'treadle lever22,having the foot piecel 23 and the spring 24 for the return of thetreadle to its'elevated position after dcpression, the pin 25 operatingto raise the pawl 21 out of engagement with the ratchet 20 when thetreadle 22 is in the said elevated position against the stop 26.

For the operation of the governor an intermediate pinion 27 meshing withthe driv- ,inggear 14 and a gear 29 are mounted on the shaft 28, thesaid gear 29 meshing with the governor pinion 30' on the shaft 31 whichalso carries the brake wheel 32. i

The disk 33 is also slidably mounted on the shaft 31, a stop 84 for thelimitation of the movement of the said disk being provided.

Pinnezl onr the governorshaft 31, is a collar l36 carrying one `end ofthe governor springs {B5-35 and free to move on the said shaft 31 is thesecond collar 37 carrying the other end of the said.y springs 35-85, thecollar 37 being formed integrally with the disk 33. n

For the braking operation there is provided a brake band 38 of the usualtype with a pivoted lever 39 for hand operation.

It will be obvious from the foregoing that when the spring 16 is woundby the operation of the lever 22, and the `energy therefrom is released,the rear wheels 10-10 will be rotated through the gear 14 and the pinion18.

The frame of the vehicle may be constructed either of wood or lightmetal.

I do not desire to limit myself strictly to the particular form shownherewith, as there are a number of variations and modifications whichare practical and within the scope of my invention.

I claim:

1. In a toy motor vehicle the combination of the following elements; asupporting frame provided with an elevated seat; means for steering thevehicle; means for propelling the vehicle comprising driving wheels anda spring motorg'eared thereto; means for energizing the said springmotorv comprising foot operated levers adapted tov wind up the springofthe said motor; and governor means for the control of the said springmotor.

2. In a toy motor vehicle the combination of the following, elements;a-V. supporting frame, provided Wi'than elevated seatfandl a pluralityof Wheels; means onsteering the vehicle comprising a steering, postseturn the said steering Wheel; means fr propelling the vehiclejcolnprisingrdriving wheels mounted upon an axle provided with a.pinion-linz meslizwith driving gear: and af spring inotor secured: toVtlie's'aid driving gearyineans 'l'or'ene-r'gizing tlies'aid spring lmotor Comprising'ti-eaclle;means adapted-'to Wind up the spring of thesaid motor; and governor means for thecontrol of the said motor. v l

Z5.A I n a toy motor vehicle the combination of the following elements;a supporting frame? means for"7 steering the vehicle;

lmeans, for propelling the vehicle comprising di'iving'wheels, a springinotor geared thereto,.andmeansl for, energizing the said spring motorcomprising le'vvers adapted under foot pressure to Windup the spring.otliesaid motor-pand'governor ineans adapted to oontroltle aetionofithefsaid spring motor.

- JOSllPidfF.v SULLIVAN;

